League Play-Off

Istanbulspor
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Aykutalp Elçin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes, Istanbulspor's Alkın Dilsuz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cenan Ünver came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Istanbulspor reached it. Cenan Ünver made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Yahya Demirer in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the game, Abdi Saygın Çetinel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kadisehri's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Istanbulspor the free kick. Abdi Saygın Çetinel kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Cenan Ünver made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Yahya Demirer in the 16th minute. Caner Kiner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cenan Ünver having to interfere. If Kudret Ulus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24thth minute of the game Kudret Ulus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Istanbulspor's Aytunç Taykara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kudret Ulus might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aytunç Taykara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kudret Ulus ran back to his position shaking his head. 25 minutes into the match, Kadisehri's Kudret Ulus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aytunç Taykara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Istanbulspor's Baturay Çubuk got a free kick in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Aykutalp Elçin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aytunç Taykara. Istanbulspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aykutalp Elçin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Kudret Ulus came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Kadisehri fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kudret Ulus couldn't finish the play. Kadisehri's Aykutalp Elçin got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Yahya Demirer got free with Cenan Ünver in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Istanbulspor booed when Kadisehri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kudret Ulus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aykutalp Elçin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Caner Kiner made a kick off. Cenan Ünver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caner Kiner, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Caner Kiner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdi Saygın Çetinel was shown his second yellow card after 59 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Kadisehri's Abdi Saygın Çetinel got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st match minute, Istanbulspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Nasir Veysel to maneuver through the defense. After 70 minutes of play, Istanbulspor's Baturay Çubuk made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cenan Ünver was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cenan Ünver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caner Kiner, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. When Ercan Öztanır fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kadisehri's protests and gave Ercan Öztanır a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Kadisehri:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Istanbulspor:s goal. Istanbulspor's Ahmet Yahya Demirer got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 83 played minutes Kadisehri got a freekick which was hit by Aykutalp Elçin. In the 85th match minute, Kadisehri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aykutalp Elçin to maneuver through the defense. Baturay Çubuk kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Cenan Ünver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caner Kiner in the 99th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Kadisehri players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Istanbulspor.